''Claudia and David'' is a 1946 American

comedy-drama Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

film directed by

Walter Lang Walter Lang (August 10, 1896 – February 7, 1972) was an American film director. Early life Walter Lang was born in Tennessee. As a young man he went to New York City where he found clerical work at a film production company. The business piq ...

. It stars

Dorothy McGuire Dorothy Hackett McGuire (June 14, 1916 – September 13, 2001) was an American actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for '' Gentleman's Agreement'' (1947) and won the National Board of Review Award for Best Actre ...

and Robert Young. Dorothy McGuire and Robert Young repeat their roles from the film ''Claudia'' (1943). Like its predecessor, ''Claudia and David'' was based on a series of short stories by Rose Franken, which also inspired a successful stage play and radio series.

Plot

Claudia (

), still charmingly naive and a bit nervous, is struggling with the responsibilities of marriage and parenthood in their rural Connecticut town. Jealousy creeps into the relationship when Elizabeth ( Mary Astor) starts consulting David on a building project, while Claudia is attracting the uninvited attentions of Phil ( John Sutton), who happens to be married.

Cast

as Claudia Naughton * Robert Young as David Naughton * Mary Astor as Elizabeth Van Doren * John Sutton as Phil Dexter *

Gail Patrick Gail Patrick (born Margaret LaVelle Fitzpatrick, June 20, 1911 – July 6, 1980) was an American film actress and television producer. Often cast as the bad girl or the other woman, she appeared in more than 60 feature films between 1932 an ...

as Julia Naughton * Rose Hobart as Edith Dexter *

Harry Davenport Harry Davenport may refer to: * Harry Davenport (actor) (1866–1949), American film and stage actor * Harry Davenport (footballer) (1900–1984), Australian footballer * Harry J. Davenport (1902–1977), Democratic Party member of the U.S. House ...

as Dr. Harry *

Florence Bates Florence Bates ( Rabe; April 15, 1888 - January 31, 1954), was an American film and stage character actress who often played grande dame characters in supporting roles. Life and career Bates was the second child born to Jewish immigrant par ...

as Nancy Riddle *

Jerome Cowan Jerome Palmer Cowan (October 6, 1897 – January 24, 1972) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Early years Cowan was born in New York City, the son of William Cowan, a confectioner of Scottish descent, and Julia Cowan, née Palm ...

as Brian O'Toole * Frank Tweddell as Fritz * Elsa Janssen as Bertha * Anthony Sydes as Bobby * Eva Novak as Maid

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* * * * 1946 films 1946 comedy-drama films 20th Century Fox films American black-and-white films American comedy-drama films American sequel films Films about marriage Films based on short fiction Films directed by Walter Lang Films scored by Cyril J. Mockridge Films set in Connecticut Films produced by William Perlberg 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{1940s-comedy-film-stub